University:
California State University, Northridge
Course:
PSY 105 | General Psychology
Academic year:

2021
Views:

100

Pages:

2
Author:

Jithin J. I.

SPORT AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT 14.2 The Research Topic “Sport and Personality Development”  Defining "sport" and "personality/personality development."  Clarifying causal relationships of interest in personality development through sport. 14.2.1 The Concept of “Personality”  Connection between personality research in sport science and personality psychology.  Personality psychology's focus on the development of a holistic personality.  Minimum consensus-based definition of personality as a unique, relatively stable behavioral correlate.  Behavioral influence of personality, situational and time stability.  Importance of understanding the potential plasticity of personality for examining personality development. 14.2.1.1 Trait Concepts  Trait paradigm: Personality as the organized totality of relatively stable traits.  Traits allowing predictions of behavior over different situations and longer periods.  Evolution from Cattell's 16 personality factors to the Big Five models.  Description of the Big Five personality dimensions. 14.2.1.2 Self-Concept Approaches  Cognitive personality characteristics including self-related cognitions.  Self-concept model: Multidimensional and hierarchically structured.  General self-concept divided into academic and non-academic dimensions.  The hierarchy of self-concept components and their resistance to change. Personality Development Through Sport  Theoretical approaches in understanding personality development through sport.  Exploration of self-concept approaches in sport science due to self-concept's plasticity.  Self-concept as the totality of perception and knowledge about one's abilities, characteristics, and feelings.  The multidimensional and hierarchically structured nature of the self-concept.